Herron-Morton Place Park

Very nice play ground, well maintained. It's also only a seven minute drive from the nearby hospital. It has a good amount of benches and picnic tables, and the park is gated all around, except for the entrance. There are two larger grassy areas that are great for kids to play, and it is nicely shaded by the surrounding trees.

Great place for kids to have fun and it’s small enough to keep track of them lol

Wonderful facility & Lil man loved the slides and swings. Well maintained by the Neighborhood Foundation!

Lovely park in a safe neighborhood. It's well landscaped, has lots of seating, and the layout of sidewalks running through it make it perfect for kids to race around on scooters :))

It's a wonderful little neighborhood park- swings and other play equipment for the kiddies, some benches sprinkled throughout and a small sheltered area in the corner that even has a bathroom--I believe you need to have the key for that. It's owned and maintained by the wonderful Herron-Morton Place Foundation and is the host to a now annual Oktoberfest. It's beautifully maintained and well loved by the neighbors and neighborhood. Rarely a time there aren't kids in here playing. The nearby neighbors are also wonderful stewards, keeping watchful eye over the park!

Want to support it? You can buy a brick and have your name added to the lovely walkways!

Great little park with mulched playground equipment designed for 4-12 year olds. Playground area has a curb so not stroller or wheelchair accessible. Picnic tables x 3. Plenty of shade throughout the day. Reservable 1 sided shelter perfect for birthday party for 10-25 people. Pet waste bags provided as are trash cans and bike rack.

Beautiful urban park. Perfect place for a small,, intimate. outdoor wedding reception.

This neighborhood park is a big reason we moved to Herron-Morton, can't wait for Oktoberfest

The Herron-Morton Place Park is situated on the south side of a historic Civil War location known as "Camp Morton". The land which encompassed the Camp is found on the North side of Indianapolis, just to the East of Meridian by a few blocks. The Camp property was originally bounded by N. Talbot St. to the West, E 19th to the South, Central Ave. to the East, and 22nd St. to the North. Originally a site used for the Indiana State Fair, the acreage was used for training of Union soldiers, and then later, housing thousands of Confederate prisoners of war during the Civil War. The stables and barns were where the prisoners lived, and one sturdier building was used as a hospital. Conditions at Camp Morton were primitive and unpleasant, but eventually, when the war ended and the last of the soldiers was paroled, the property received funds for restoration, and returned to use by the State Fair, until the Fair purchased its present property and moved.

The former Camp property was then auctioned to private buyers who had it platted for homes after 1891. The area was recently designated a historic area, and was named Herron-Morton Place, in part for its one-time location of the Herron Art Museum. It too, was relocated, but the original building became Herron High School.

The former Camp Morton grounds have been completely rehabilitated and feature beautiful homes that surround the Herron-Morton Place Park. The residents, sensitive to the hardships of prison camps and the entirety of the Civil War, have had markers placed in the area to honor the Camp's history, and it's men from both sides.

The whole history of Herron-Morton Place was compelling to learn about and to imagine the thousands of men kept in poor shelters in the midst of the worst war in American History. I was led to visit the area when I discovered a photo (said to be one of the earliest taken in Indianapolis) depicting a long row of buildings and hundreds of soldiers around them; a small creek in the foreground.

It's interesting how the finding of one photo can lead one on a historical journey like this, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Great little park. Solid playground. Bonus points for being a former prison camp for Confederate POWs during the Civil War.

Very clean park

Great park that is well kept.

Clean and nice things for the kids to do. Shade and benches for the adults.

Very quaint and peaceful setup. Small but worthy of visit with the kids

Very well maintained park play area for little citizens of Indy!

Great slide swings playground and grassy dog run.

Very nice park. Enjoyed the swings.

Fenced in Park which is great for little ones! Plenty of trees and flowers.

When it's time to go, my child consistently doesn't want to leave.

Neat little park and very well maintained.